Project Gutenberg releases 5,000 free audiobooks using neural text-to-speech technology
Readers can now listen to thousands of free classic literature audiobooks and other public-domain material through Project Gutenberg. Microsoft and MIT researchers created the collection by scanning the books withRead More →
iFixit retracts its iPhone 14’s repairability score of 7 and gives it a “4-not recommended”
On Tuesday, iFixit announced it would be dropping its original fixability score for the iPhone 14 from a 7/10 to a 4/10, putting it into the website’s do-not-recommend range. iFixitRead More →
One of the best Deus Ex mods just received a total overhaul after 14 years
One of the lead developers of The Nameless Mod – a highly-regarded mod for the original Deus Ex – has released an update that rebuilds the entire fan campaign. TheRead More →
Activision was told last year that the Nintendo Switch 2 would have PS4-like performance
Newly unsealed emails from Microsoft’s legal battle with the FTC have revealed that Activision and Nintendo met in December 2022 to discuss the as-of-yet-unannounced follow-up to the Switch. Activision’s commentsRead More →
A look at Nvidia’s skyrocketing stock and what’s next
A few weeks ago, I received a last minute invitation to participate in a livestream panel discussing Nvidia. At the time, there was a wild conspiracy making the rounds onRead More →
FurMark 2.0 is coming for more GPU stress testing and benchmarking
FurMark developer Geeks3D will release the latest version of the popular benchmarking software later this month. The public release should follow the latest beta milestone, v2.0.10, which dropped via theRead More →
HBM4 could double memory bandwidth to 2048-bit
HBM2 doubled potential speeds to 256 GB/s per stack and maximum capacity to 8 GB. In 2018, HBM2 received a minor update called HBM2E, which further increased capacity limits toRead More →
Apple and Google are trying to stop malicious cell-site simulators to further protect users
Using a CSS involves creating a fake 2G cell tower and tricking the target phone into connecting. Every big carrier in the U.S. except T-Mobile has disabled their 2G andRead More →
Apple to issue iPhone 12 patch in France to address regulator’s radiation concerns
Apple is updating the iPhone 12 in France after regulators threatened to force a recall over radiation concerns. French regulators claim that the device emits electromagnetic radiation in excess ofRead More →
California sends country’s strongest right-to-repair bill to governor’s desk, mandating 7 years of parts
California has become the third US state to pass a right-to-repair bill for consumer electronics. After a unanimous vote in favor, Sacramento lawmakers expect Governor Gavin Newsom to sign theRead More →